ARLINGTON, VA. – FMI- The Food Industry Association has named five winners of its 2022 Store Manager Awards. 

The winners are:

Category A (1-49 Stores)

• Stephanie Wright, Store Manager, Monadnock Food Co-op, Keene, NH

Category B (50-199 Stores)

• Raymond Stockard, Store Manager, K-VA-T Food Stores, Inc. d/b/a Food City, Kingsport, TN 

Category C (200+ Stores)

• Rob Vassar, Store Director, Meijer, Inc., Stevensville, MI

Category D (International)

• Dawn Haig, Store Manager, Save-On-Foods, Chilliwack, BC, Canada

Vassar was also recognized as the “People’s Pick” category winner, receiving more than 3,000 votes out of the 7,100 ballots cast in the online contest. 

“The 2022 Store Manager Award winners epitomize food retail resilience. Despite tumultuous times, these phenomenal few succeeded in outperforming sales targets and maintaining top-tier customer service,” said Leslie Sarasin, FMI’s president and CEO. “They consistently put the well-being of their employees first by carefully nurturing team talent and elevating colleagues to positions that fit their unique skillsets. Moreover, the benevolence of the 2022 Store Manager Award winners could be felt beyond the parameters of their stores through their collaboration with local stakeholders to fulfill community needs.”